Bust of Johann Kaspar Lavater with a putto, print, printmaker: Jacob Merz, 1801 - 1807, paper, etching, height 122 mm x width 92 mm, Person, Johann Caspar Lavater, cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti', insects: butterfly, portrait of a writer, chest, bust, divination, smoke, An oval engraving shows an older man in profile wearing a cap and a fur-collared garment, positioned behind a cylindrical pedestal partly surrounded by clouds; a winged cherub with closed eyes leans against the pedestal, one arm resting on it and the other hanging down, a small flame-shaped object hovers above the cherub's head, a quill and inkwell sit on the pedestal, a small butterfly rests on a cloud near the pedestal, and the scene is rendered in fine etched lines within a dark textured background.
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Bust of Johann Kaspar Lavater with a putto, print, printmaker: Jacob Merz, 1801 - 1807, paper, etching, height 122 mm x width 92 mm, Person, Johann Caspar Lavater, cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti', insects: butterfly, portrait of a writer, chest, bust, divination, smoke, An oval engraving shows an older man in profile wearing a cap and a fur-collared garment, positioned behind a cylindrical pedestal partly surrounded by clouds; a winged cherub with closed eyes leans against the pedestal, one arm resting on it and the other hanging down, a small flame-shaped object hovers above the cherub's head, a quill and inkwell sit on the pedestal, a small butterfly rests on a cloud near the pedestal, and the scene is rendered in fine etched lines within a dark textured background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B15_365

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Bust Johann Kaspar Lavater putto print printmaker Jacob Merz 1801 - 1807 paper etching height 122 mm x width 92 mm Person Johann Caspar Lavater cupids amores amoretti putti insects butterfly portrait writer chest bust divination smoke oval engraving older man profile wearing cap fur-collared garment positioned cylindrical pedestal partly surrounded clouds winged cherub closed eyes leans pedestal arm resting hanging down small flame-shaped object hovers cherub's head quill inkwell sit small rests cloud near scene rendered fine etched lines within dark textured background

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